non

Meaning

1. no, not, not at all
2. no (used to show disagreement or negation)
3. no (used to reinforce an affirmation as negation of the alternative - but it can be omitted without changing the meaning)
4. no (reinforces a mandate in interrogative sentences)

Pronounced as (IPA)

[nʊ̃ŋ]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: nōn

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese non, from Latin nōn.

Sentences

Non lle deixo nada a ninguén .

I don't leave anything to anyone.

Non hai ningún de nós que non morrería feliz ...

There is not one of us who would not die happy...

Se lle pos un dedo enriba a esa nena , non te axudarei .

If you put a finger on that little girl, I won't help you.

Non podo crer que veñades a esta festa tan mala .

I can't believe you're coming to this party so bad.

Ou mesmo nin unha canción enteira , se non nos engancha nos primeiros segundos.

Or even a whole song, if we don't get hooked in the first few seconds.

Cando presentou os documentos á policía respondéronlle que " iso non valía para nada ", di .

When he presented the documents to the police they replied that "that was of no use," he says.